5.5.14

If you read my last post you would know that a recently
traveled down to London for a short break away and my sisters birthday. Whilst
I was visiting, it was recommended to me to take a trip down to Shoreditch and
I’m glad I did.Once I arrived, I met my friend at the station and firstly we
took a walk around Spitalfields market. Most of the stalls were closed as it
was a bank holiday but we took a stroll around the ones that were and they have
some really unique handmade jewellery which I fell in love with.

After our walk we decided to grab something to eat at The
Diner, a fan of American style food? I really recommend you eat there if you are in
the area. Pre-warning the portion sides
are quite big so beware! We then decided to walk off our food and head down to Brick
Lane; this is where most of the ‘vintage style’ shops and street food is
located. Whilst I was there, I picked up
a few cheeky bargains from the sale at Beyond Retro (I would have brought most
of the shop if I could).

Once we were all shopped out, we took a walk back to the station and had a quick
peak into Boxpark, this is a pop up mall located in the centre of Shoreditch. It’s
made up of loads of different containers at the bottom full of independent shops
and upstairs there are loads of places to eat and drink. Unfortunately, we were both extremely tired from the day we didn't stay and have a drink I had such an amazing
time whilst in Shoreditch, I loved the graphic art around the area and would definitely
love to visit there again. I could imagine it being a great place to hang out
when the weather is nice and sunny.

4.5.14

So the infamous Kate Moss has launched her latest collection at Topshop. Now i've had a quick look round the collection and I honestly think Kate Moss has produced better collections in the past. I do however love the bohemian/festival style that is present though out the collection. As you can imagine most of the products online are pretty much sold out and most of the things I like are way out of my price range unfortunately :( However, I thought I would share with you my top three favourites from the new collection in case you hadn't seen the collection yet.

I haven't done a week in photos for a long time here on my blog so I thought it would be nice to share with you all what I've been up to over the past two weeks. I traveled down to London over the Easter weekend for my sisters birthday. Whilst in London, I decided to take a trip to Shoreditch and central London in search for some things for my holiday which was a nice change from shopping in Birmingham or online. Luckily, I found a few bargain buys whilst on my search including a few vintage pieces from Beyond Retro. (blog post on my Shoreditch experience will be posted soon)

Once I was back in Birmingham, it was time for me to pick up my final printed dissertation and business plan for my course. Such an exciting/ nerve-racking time but I was really happy with the outcome once we picked it up from the printers. Me and my best friend then decided to celebrate finally printing and completing our dissertations with cocktails at The lost and Found.

26.4.14

One of my favourite trends for S/S 14 is all white. The
trend was adopted by many on the S/S 14 catwalk including Ralph Lauren, Sass
and Bide, Emilio Pucci and Roberto Calvalli. The trend has now began to hit high
street stores. I feel this look can be worn day or night nonetheless, the white
combined with a lace on a hot summer’s day will deliver for the perfect look for sophisticated
day wear.

25.4.14

Not a lot of people know this
but I am a big fan of the marvel movies. What can I say, i'm a sucker for action adventure, comedy and romance all in cinema screening. This week I went to see The Amazing Spider Man starring Andrew Garfield
and Emma Stone.
Now I’ve seen the Amazing Spiderman and I really enjoyed the new twist on the
story line and I think Emma Stone is a great actor however, in this trilogy I
felt it was a bit more ‘cheesy’ than the last one.

I think ‘comic book’ movies
should have a small element of comically value as they are mostly targeted to
an adult and child audience however, I think the balance between ‘comical’ and ‘serious’
is a little disjointed. Also there are various parts towards the film where you
continuously feel like it is coming to an end which makes the film seem like it
drags on a little bit (If you have watched the film, hopefully you will know
what I’m talking about).

All in all, special effects are great but do not have the 'wow' factor. I would definitely give this a watch if you’re a marvels comic book
fan, if not I’d maybe suggest something more action thrilling. My rating for
this film is a 5 /10.

14.4.14

26.3.14

I have had Tumblr for quite some time now but with all my
time spend doing university work I lost interest. Recently, I got back into
using Tumblr but now to support my university work. I have found that using
Tumblr to search for imagery within my modules has been not only inspiring but
has also help me to keep reference of images might like to use in my projects.

My Tumblr is a mixture of personal interest in photography,
food, creative pictures and outfit posts. To take a look at the latest images I have posted on Tumblr, click the link below now.